{"id":77933,"date":"2016-12-31T22:27:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T22:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/?p=77933"},"modified":"2016-12-31T22:29:18","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T22:29:18","slug":"brave-man-punches-cougar-in-the-face-to-protect-dogs-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/brave-man-punches-cougar-in-the-face-to-protect-dogs-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Brave Man Punches Cougar In The Face To Protect Dogs [Watch]"},"content":{"rendered":"
Credit: CBC News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Canines are \u2018man\u2019s best friend\u2019, so it makes sense that when in trouble, their human would do whatever it takes to protect them. Fortunately for dogs Sasha and Mongo, their caretaker, Will Gibb, was prepared to do just that – even when confronted by a cougar. <\/span><\/p>\n

CBC News<\/i> reports<\/a> that the 31-year-old was meeting a friend for coffee at Tim Horton\u2019s in Alberta, Canada, when he let his two dogs go for a short run around the parking lot. It wasn\u2019t long before he heard a painful yelp come from Sasha, however. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ditching his coffee and his friend, Gibb bolted toward the sound – despite it being dark at 6:30 pm. Undoubtedly hyped up on adrenaline, he couldn\u2019t tell what exactly what was biting onto his beloved pet\u2019s neck. That didn\u2019t matter, as he delivered a punch to the animal\u2019s head so it would release the dog. <\/span><\/p>\n

The punch worked\u00a0and allowed Will to perceive what had attacked Sasha and Mongo: a cougar.\u00a0<\/span>A fight then erupted between the mountain lion, Gibbs, and the dogs. By accident, Sasha bit her owner\u2019s hand – likely out of fright. But fortunately, the fearless pet owner<\/a> continued to fight off the wild animal, placing himself between the cougar and the dogs. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI could see the cougar going for him, so I got between him and the cougar and started swinging and screaming at it, and called for my brother and friend to come give a hand,\u201d<\/em> Gibb recalls<\/a>. \u201cAnd then I reached down for the closest, biggest stick that I could find and I ran back into the trees to go fight the cougar.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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His heroism undoubtedly saved the dogs\u2019 lives.<\/span><\/p>\n